Syringe.



` Nm 794,096. PATENTBD JULY 4. 1905.

` L M. GRAY.

SYRINGB.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 14,1904.

ltl'e. $94,096.

Patented liuly 4i, "i905,

"Willi i fC le) i SPEUEFCATON forming part of Letters Patent tio. 1994,696, lated filly 4;, 1905. Application iiled March lli, 1904;. Serial No. 197,928.

To /J/Z/f when t infn/ 7] con/ecrit:

lie it known that l. ELLA M. intimi', a citizen of the United mitaines of America, and a resident of llos iif'ioincs, Polk county, iowa. have invented a new and useful riyrii'ige, of which the following` is a specification.

l`he object of this invention is to provide an improved hot-water douche for use in all pelvic diseases.

A. further object of this invention to provide a seat-plate for a hot-water douche which shall be iriu and comfortable and susceptible of use for a considerable time without inconvenience to the user.

it further object of this invention is to pro vide a construction whereby a vaginal nozzle may be employed to firmly connect a sealingbulb and a seat-plate.

it :further object of this invention is to provide a seatijilatc adapted ifor mounting on a commode, jar, or closet-bowl to support the user of a vaginal syringe, which seat-plate is provided with an aperture for the admission of a nozzle and other airiertures :for the escape of waste water.

1li `further object of this invention is toprovide an improved construction, arrangeincnt, and combination of elements in a hot-water douche, whereby the secondary effect of hot Water maybe obtained in the treatment of pelvic diseases.

Vli/li y invention consists in the coiistruction, arrangement, and combination of elements hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated by the accompanying drawiiigs, in which lii`igi'iie l is a perspective illustrating' the construction and mounting of my complete device. liiig. 2 is a plan of a portion oif the device. lliig. 3 is a side elevation, partly in section7 of the device unmounted. Fig. le a detail vertical section of the device, a portion only of the seat-plate being shown. Figs. 5

llie pl atc l0 is provided. with a central aperture Yl 11 and a sealing-biilb Al2 rests on said plate and is provided with a central aperture 13, registering with said aperture 'l l. rivhe scalingebulb '12 is `formed of rubber or a composition of rubber and other materials, such as fabric, and a tube lilA of a material similar to but harder than the bulb is Ixed at its ends in the ripper and lower portions of the bulb and tends to hold said bulb against compression and :forms lthe aperture through the central portion thereof. lfhe seat-plate 10 is provided with a plurality of apertures or ports 15 around the sealing-bulb 'l2 for the discharge of waste water, as hereinafter set forth. it. vaginal nozzle .ifi is formed of hard rubber or similar suitable material and is provided with a stein 1i" and a peripheral ilange 18 at the line of demarcatiiim between said nozzle and stom. lhe nozzle li aud stein '1,7 are provided with a longitiidinal bore 1S), which bore teri'niiuites at the upper end of said nozzle in a plurality e f jets or divergent aperturcs or ports Q0, in this instance three in number. '.ihe stem ll? extenils through the bore of the tube 1+i centrally of the sealingbulb 1Q and Afurther extends through the aperture il of the plate l0. The lower end portion of the stem 'L7 is threaded exterioily, and a socket 2i is screwed thereon below the plate lli). rlhe socket 2l is of materially greater d iaineter than the stem YIIT and forms a peripheral 'l ange therefor below thc plate if), and the [lange .i8 engages the upper portion of the sealing-bulb and binds said bulb to said plate. lfhus the nozzle adapted to connect the sealing-biilb firmly to the seat-plate- The seatplate l() may be mounted on and transversely oif a commode or jar 2Q, as shown in liig. l, and a syringe-tube, suoli as 23, be attached to the socket 211. The syringe-tube 223 may lead Yfrom any desired source ofhot-water supply such as a tank, faucet, or vessel 24i--and wan ter may be `forced through said tube into and through the socket, stem, and nozzle by gravity from the taule pressure Afrom the faucet, or by manipulation of the hand-biilb ln practical ilse the nozzle is inserted in the vagina, and the patient sits on the seatplate 11,0, the se: `ling-bulb 1 2 engaging tliclabjia and preventing the escape of water from the vagina. The hot water is injected through the jets of the nozzle to the vagina and is retained in the vagina until its heat has been absorbed and is no longer felt, at which time the patient moves slightly and permits the discharge or escape of the cooled water from the vagina around the sealing-bulb 12 and through the apertures 15 of the plate 10 intothe vessel supporting said plate. More het water is then injected and retained until it cools. The primary eii`ect of hot water injected to the vagina is relaxing, and ii' said hot water is continuously and frequently injected and permitted to escape at once the vagina is injuriously affected and the support of the uterus is weakened. The secondary efiect of hot water is stimulating, and such secondary efvi'ect, as applied to the vagina, can be obtained only by retaining the hot water in the vagina and by repeating' the injecting and retaining processes for some time, varying' from onehalf hour to one hou r at each treatment. Hence it is that I have provided the sealing-bulb 12 to retain the water so long as desired in the vagina that the secondary effect may be obtained and have provided a lirm and comfortable seat for the patient that may be occupied for the time desired fora treatment and have provided the ports 15 in the seat-plate tor the escape of water without soiling` the clothing' of the patient or being otherwise inconvenient or disagreeable. The same mechanical devices may be employed to apply medication in a liquid vehicle to the vagina.

Another important feature of my invention is that by providing a sealing-bulb of soft lieXible rubber with a central tube of hard un yielding' rubber through which the nozzle is passed the center ot the bulb is retained in a certain definite form, no matter how much internal pressure is applied to the sealing-bulb, and when pressure is applied to the top of the sealing-bulb then the top portions of its central tube are not inclined away from the nozzle, as would be the case with a central. tube of yielding rubber. Hence no liquid can enter between the top of the central tube and the nozzle, where it would be hard to remove and would render difficult the cleansing of the device. To provide additional means Jfor excluding liquid from between the central tube and nozzle, I have formed on the nozzle a rim 18 to engage and overlap the top of the central tube and sealing-bulb, and this rim is adjustably held in iirm engagement with said parts by the screw-threaded lower end of the nozzle seated in the socket 21. It after use the rim 18 fails to firmly engage, a rotation of the nozzle serves to again bring the parts in contact.

I claim as my inventionA 1. The combination or' a broad flat seat-plate adapted to rest directly on a vessel and alone support the user, a bulb on said plate, and a nozzle device centrally located in and connecting said bulb and plate, the plate 'formed with drainage-ports surrounding said bulb.

Q. A seat-plate, a nozzle projected above it, a yielding sealing-bulb mounted on the seatplate and formed with a non-yielding central tube which surrounds and closely iits the nozzle and holds the central portion of the bulb iirmly to position when the remainder of the bulb is pressed downwardly.

3. A seat-plate, a yielding sealing-bulb mounted on the seat-plate formed with a nonyielding central tube, a nozzle projected through and above the central tube, adjustable relative to the seat-plate and formed with an out\vardlyprojecting rim engaging the top of the central tube, holding the bulb iirmly to the seat-plate and preventing the entrance of liquid between the nozzle and central tube.

4f. A seat-plate, a yielding sealing-bulb on the seat-plateformed with a non-yielding' central tube, a nozzle formed with a screw-threaded lower end projecting through the seat-plate formed with a rim engaging the top ot' the central tube, and a hose-socket formed with a screw-threaded opening, said socket engaging theunder surface of the seat-plate and receiving the screw-threaded end of the nozzle.

Signed by me at Des. Moines, Iowa, this 22d day of February, 19M.

ELLA M. GRAY.

Titnessesz HENRY H. Gurrrrrus, S. C. SWEET. 

